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'Sleep Texting' Is Now a Thing Among Teenagershttp://wfnt.com/sleep-texting/
http://wfnt.com/sleep-texting/#commentsWed, 13 Feb 2013 21:58:22 +0000http://thefw.com/?p=186347Continue reading…]]>Being a teenager is a perilous time in one's life as a not-quite fully developed brain will cause the teen to make all kinds of questionable decisions.

Now thanks to a new phenomenon called sleep-texting, the teenager can even make these bad decisions while they are catching z's.

]]>http://wfnt.com/sleep-texting/feed/0Chapendra, FlickrHappy 20th Birthday, Text Messaging!http://wfnt.com/happy-20th-birthday-text-messaging/
http://wfnt.com/happy-20th-birthday-text-messaging/#commentsTue, 04 Dec 2012 15:53:07 +0000http://thefw.com/?p=169768Continue reading…]]>Although it became a widely used form of communication only recently, texting is actually a decades-old technology. In fact, it celebrated its 20th birthday on Monday, which makes it older than most of the kids who use it. OMG!

]]>http://wfnt.com/happy-20th-birthday-text-messaging/feed/0Jamie Squire, Getty Images"GIVE"-ing to the Obama Campaign Is as Easy as Textinghttp://wfnt.com/obama-campaign-donations-texting/
http://wfnt.com/obama-campaign-donations-texting/#commentsThu, 23 Aug 2012 14:30:43 +0000http://thefw.com/?p=146339Continue reading…]]>President Barack Obama has always been “down” with the young voters. He knows how to dance, he sings, he knows what these kids are saying these days, and he knows how to text. Turns out the latter will be his most important talent in the upcoming election.

In what surely qualifies as one of the first large-scale examples of political fundraising through texting, Obama’s reelection campaign will begin accepting donations via text message this week.

]]>http://wfnt.com/obama-campaign-donations-texting/feed/0Joe Raedle, Getty ImagesWalking While Texting Is More Dangerous Than You May Thinkhttp://wfnt.com/walking-texting/
http://wfnt.com/walking-texting/#commentsTue, 31 Jul 2012 20:24:16 +0000http://tsminteractive.com/?p=127312Continue reading…]]>We all know about the dangers of texting while driving — but what about texting while walking?

]]>http://wfnt.com/walking-texting/feed/0Kenski1970, flickrCould Texting Make Kids' Grammar Worse?http://wfnt.com/could-texting-make-kids-grammar-worse/
http://wfnt.com/could-texting-make-kids-grammar-worse/#commentsFri, 27 Jul 2012 18:13:26 +0000http://tsminteractive.com/?p=126121Continue reading…]]>We already know texting while driving is bad, but new research seems to indicate that even before kids are old enough to get behind the wheel, texting might have another downfall: it’s making their grammar worse.

]]>http://wfnt.com/could-texting-make-kids-grammar-worse/feed/0jhaymesisvip, flickrDo You Lie When You Text?http://wfnt.com/do-you-lie-when-you-text/
http://wfnt.com/do-you-lie-when-you-text/#commentsMon, 30 Jan 2012 21:34:18 +0000http://thecheckup.com/?p=11110Continue reading…]]>If you want a truthful answer to a question, don’t ask it via text message — recent research suggests people are more likely to lie when using the modern form of communication.

]]>http://wfnt.com/do-you-lie-when-you-text/feed/0Study Shows People More Likely to Lie When Textinghttp://wfnt.com/study-shows-people-more-likely-to-lie-when-texting/
http://wfnt.com/study-shows-people-more-likely-to-lie-when-texting/#commentsWed, 21 Dec 2011 16:23:56 +0000http://wfnt.com/?p=12556Continue reading…]]>A study conducted by the University of British Columbia, and published by Engadget, shows that people are more likely to lie when texting.

The study consisted of 170 students that were brought in to conduct mock stock transactions as brokers and buyers...

]]>http://wfnt.com/study-shows-people-more-likely-to-lie-when-texting/feed/0Kenski1970, FlickrIs Text Messaging the Newest Cure for Addiction?http://wfnt.com/addiction-text-messaging/
http://wfnt.com/addiction-text-messaging/#commentsSun, 18 Dec 2011 17:56:12 +0000http://tsminteractive.com/?p=66508Continue reading…]]>It turns out suffers from alcohol dependency might be able to kick the habit by doing what comes natural… texting. Yup, a new study has found actual evidence that there may be a health benefit to text messaging.

Research with young problem drinkers found those who sent and received weekly text messages tracking their alcohol consumption drank less at the end of the 12-week program than they did at the beginning.

According to Harris Poll chairman Humphrey Taylor regarding a new survey, “The number of drivers who engage in potentially dangerous, in some cases extremely dangerous, behaviors while driving is terrifyingly high.”

]]>http://wfnt.com/driving-distractions-survey/feed/0Paul Oka, FlickrGet Off the Coach or Striiv's Pedometer Will Text You Into Shapehttp://wfnt.com/striiv-pedometer-motivate/
http://wfnt.com/striiv-pedometer-motivate/#commentsMon, 28 Nov 2011 19:02:46 +0000http://tsminteractive.com/?p=62679Continue reading…]]>Doctors have been telling us to take at least 10,000 steps a day to stay in shape and prevent health risks, but who has the time? Apparently, the new Striiv pedometer proves that it’s not a question of having time, it’s a question of having the right motivation.